Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-15
THREE STRIKES OUT
WILL RBSOUND OVER THE DIAMOND NEXT
YEAR.
Base Ball Magnatss Revise the Rles-MestnG
at Pittsbug Neutrality-suspicious. BY
the Umpirss-Nsw Organizations
DiScuSSed-Ths Brotherhood.

PITTsBURG, November 14.-The event
in base ball circles to-day was the session
of the Committee on Revision of Playing
Rules, which began to-day at the Hotel
Anderson.
Long before the meeting was called to
order the lobby of the hotel was filed with
ball players and others interested in the
national game.
The committee began it's session at 1890
with the following members present:
Messrs. John B. Day, of New York, A. G.
Spalding, of Chicago, and A. G. Scandrett,
of this city, who acted as proxy for Mr..
John K. Rogers, of Philadelphia. This
comprised the League representation. The
American Association representatives were
Zach Phelps, Louisville; William Barnie,
Baltimore, and John Williams, Cleveland.
The meeting was held with closed doors,
although suggestions were received from
all interested in base ball. Mr.. Phelps
was called to the chair and MeSsrs. Scan
drett and Williams Secretaries.
The committee got down to work at
once.
The following resolution was adopted:
ReSOlred, That majority of each dele
cation from the League aud American As
sociation shall be necessary to adopt any
amendment changing the playing rules,
6nd that the unanimous recommendations
of this Joint Committee will accompany
the report OF such changes to the two re-
spective associations.
Suggestions were then received. Umpire
Doescher asked that the player be called
out for cutting the base without appeal
from captain. Umpire Daniels to change
box to twelve inches from the plate. Um-
pire Powers, to call two seconds mOmen
tarily to give batter his base if fourth
strike hits him--to fix place for batter
when two men are down for some position.
President Young, to do away with the
base hit on balls and also bunted ball. A
number of suggestions were also received
from Henry Chadwick. A long discussion
was held on the suggestions, but action
was deferred until later in the day.
The Committee, after lengthy discus
sion adopted the following:
Amendment heading, Sec. ., Rule 53,
construction TO be made by Presidents.
ResOlred, That the question OF each club
having one or more extra men in uniform,
who may be introduced into the game at
any time, be brought up for discussion at
the annual meeting of the League and AsSt-
citation.
This was advocated by Mr.. Spalding,
who wants to stop the players from sulking
while on the field.
THE RULES CHANGED.
The afternoon session lasted until late
this evening.
After adjournment the committee an
nounced that they had agreed upon the
following changes in the rules:
Rule -, section 3, referring to score
cards has been amended so that any con-
templated changes in teams after the pub
lication Of the score card must be submit
ted to the umpire for his approval.
2 Rule AZ, relating to batsmen, has been
changed as follows: If, on the third strike,
the ball hits the person, or clothing of the
batSman, he shall be declared ont; also,
after two strikes have been called, if the
batsman attempts to make foul hit, he
shall be declared out.
Rule has been changed from four
strikes and five ball to three strikes and
five balls. The rule allowing base hit
on five balls has been abolished, but at the
suggestion of President Day five balls will
be considered factor in earned runs. A
base on balls will be crddited against the
pitcher in the error column.
Rule so, section 4, has been amended
allowing a runner to take base if the ball
hits the umpire. If the ball struck by the
batsmau hits base runner after an at
tempt has been made to field" it the run
ner shall not be declared out.
If a base runner knocks down or runs
into fielder, he shall be declared out.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment of representative from
each association to prepare an official re-
port of the changes to send to their respec-
tive organizations.
NEW SCHEME ON FOOT.
The report that scheme was on foot to
form eastern and western base ball leagues
out of the present organizations, appears
to have some foundation. Manager Bar
ME- of the Baltimore club, stated to Post re-
porter that efforts were being made to make a
change as expenses OF transportation since
the passage of the Interstate Commerce
bill made it impossible for base ball clubs
to travel The scheme is to form two or
CARNATIONS of eight clubs each, one to con-
sist of the Washington, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, Boston, New York and Pittsburg
clubs, and the other Chicago, st. Louis,
Louisville, Cincinnati, indianapolis
Cleveland, Detroit, and probably Mil
waukee or Buffalo.
j. B. Day, of New York, in speaking of
the Brotherhood, said the League would
give the players hearing on Wednesday,
but if they were convinced the erganiza.
ton would jeopardize the national game,
they would have none of it, and the
Rrotherhood Would yet the worst of the